In today’s edition:
Appeal refused for Salamander Street proposal;
New Town ‘bin hubs’ set to win out over ‘gull-proof’ sacks;
Permission being sought for Ferry Road former Boys’ Brigade building;
Launch of picture gallery;
Planning applications submitted for refurbishment work on Cables Wynd and Linksview House;
Soft plastics campaign taken to Scottish Parliament;
A celebration of Edinburgh’s police boxes;
Cammy Day;
Edinburgh entries among ‘home award’ winners;
Ratcliffe Terrace student accommodation proposal; and
See you Monday!
AN appeal to the Scottish Government to replace a scrapyard on Salamander Street, Leith, with build-to-rent apartments and student accommodation has been refused.
The appeal - by Stephen G Dalton & Son (here, ref: PPA-230-2566) - followed a refusal by city councillors in February (here, ref: 23/06745/FUL).
Reports Deadline News, here: “A reporter from the government refused the application on the basis that it doesn’t comply overall with the [city’s] development plan – made up of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) and the City of Edinburgh Local Development Plan (LDP) or City Plan 2030.”
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RESIDENTS in the New Town are set to have their refuse collected from 'bin hubs’ as opposed to what are known as ‘gull-proof’ sacks - large canvas bags that are hung on railings for collection.
Councillors on the Transport and Evironment Committee will next Thursday hear that a survey of residents in the New Town and surrounding areas voted almost two-to-one to retain the current service, which is bin hubs.
From 1,569 responses, to a consultation exercise that ended in April, some 1,221 were either in favour or strongly in favour of the current service, versus 651 for the proposed ‘gull-proof sacks’.
As detailed here.
The Edinburgh Evening News journalist, Ian Swanson, writes, here, about the area’s ‘bin wars’.
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PLANNING permission is being sought, to convert a former Boys’ Brigade building, on Ferry Road, into six flats.
The application, here (ref: 25/02902/CON) follows a previous one (here, ref: 23/03767/FUL) which was withdrawn.
Says JMS Planning, here, on behalf of the applicant: “This application follows a previous application which sought to ‘convert the existing property to form six flats over three floors with new bin store and bike store’…
“This application was withdrawn because it was highlighted during the determination process that several issues were pending, namely: Noise concerns regarding future occupiers; location of bins and cycle store at the front of the site having a negative impact on the character of the Conservation Area; cycle provision lacking storage for bigger bikes; lack of provision of usable amenity space; and loss of a community facility.”
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MANY of the pics have been taken in Edinburgh; many more from elsewhere…. welcome to a new editorial thread on BuildEdinburgh: the potential design inspiration that is our Picture Gallery, here.
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FOR long enough, it has been assumed that Brutalist ‘icons’ Cables Wynd (aka the ‘Banana Flats’) and neighbouring Linksview House were to be refurbished under the watchful eye of Collective Architecture.
But, actually, the planing application for the work has just been submitted - here (ref: 25/02982/LBC) and here (ref: 25/02979/LBC).
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A CAMPAIGN to reduce the amount of soft plastic littering our streets and countryside has reportedly been taken to the Scottish Parliamant, in the shape of small stars fashioned from empty crisp packets.
Reports North Edinburgh News (here), the stars have been made, and were presented, by Jenny Kerr, an Edinburgh-based maths and learning support teacher.
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A CELEBRATION of Edinburgh’s distinctive and uniquely-designed police boxes has been written up by historian, Andy Arthur, on his website, Threadinburgh.
Arthur begins by recognising that it is 100 years since the appointment of Ebenezer James Macrae as ‘city architect’, described as “the man who shaped modern Edinburgh”.
Writes Arthur, here: “His tenure is characterised by both the volume of public buildings and housing that was erected and also their distinctive style; at once both modern in form and function but also very sympathetic to tradition.
“A splendid example of that contrast is the Edinburgh Police Box; a mix of anachronistic classical styling and what was then the cutting-edge of modern policing.”
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SO, was former council leader, Cammy Day, appointed convener of the planning committee as speculated earlier this week?
Reporting live, The Herald’s Donald Torvill writes, here, from a full council meeting yesterday (here): “As I revealed on Tuesday, the Labour group were reportedly preparing to put him forward for chair of the planning committee at today’s meeting. It would see his pay increase from the standard councillor annual salary of £25,982 to £40,027.
“But it requires the backing of Conservative and Lib Dem councillors - who prop up the minority administration Day previously led - and it's understood not all were supportive of the appointment.
“So by Wednesday, the Labour group U-turned on Day’s council comeback bid, which is now not expected to be considered until the next full council meeting in August at the earliest.”
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AN apartment block on Temple Park Crescent, in Polworth, is among the Edinburgh winners at Scotland-wide awards celebrating the country’s house-building sector.
The block - developed here by S1 Developments - took the category prize, ‘Apartment development’, at the Scottish Home Awards.
Also among the other winners - here - was Village View, in Belford / Dean Village (Renovation prize) and The Avenue in Barnton (Small, private sale prize).
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A NEW planning application has been submitted for student accommodation on Ratcliffe Terrace. It follows an application (here, ref: 24/01092/FUL) that was withdrawn last year.
If approved, it will involve demolition. Read more, here (ref: 25/02904/FUL).
Image details: Bath Street (Portobello) housing collective; copyright Mike Wilson